Monday, June 20, 2016

June 2016 -- Equip for Equality is celebrating 30 years of advancing the rights of people with disabilities in Illinois. In 1985, five years before the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, Equip for Equality was founded to address the glaring discrimination and unequal treatment of Illinoisans with developmental, mental and physical disabilities. Among its many accomplishments, Equip for Equality has made Chicago public transportation more accessible, helped thousands of people with disabilities move from institutions into the community, increased inclusive education for students with disabilities, enhanced safety and quality of care by improving state investigative and oversight systems, and influenced significant positive changes in Illinois law. One of the many advocacy efforts that Equip For Equality has been a leader in is Public Transportation. Susan Nussbaum is a playwright, novelist and longtime disability rights activist, and in her journey has been with advocacy for accessible public transportation in the Chicago area.

Equip For Equality has produced a series of videos in Celebration of 30 years of advocacy in Illinois, Ms. Nussbaum as one of many activist for Accessible Public Transportation in the Chicago area, helps to tell her journey as a activist for people with disabilities.

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Hi, much to share. With medical issues and associated severe pain, have had great success with Tramadol (opioid) for over a decade. Now as many other people who live with severe pain we are being treated like criminals, for responsible taking medication. I have put disability issue blog (Ability Chicago Info) on hiatus since Dec. 2017, I'm tired and with others advocacy is all we have at this point. Will be posting again, but right now I have to deal with issues in own life. - Will be posting again in February 2018, with new content on disability related issues, TY Jim Watkins

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